EUSTIS — A local woman is accused of pointing a high-powered air rifle at a man walking his dog on Ken’s Way next to her property, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Deputy Brad Scovil responded at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a woman threatening the caller with a rifle. The […]
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One of just two indoor ranges in Maine: Owner is ready to talk guns
POLAND — Nestled off Maine Street, a clapboard house abuts a log cabin resembling an old Western trading post. A sign outside reads: “Anti-ISIS guns here.” From the parking lot, a gentle tapping can be heard, as if someone on a far hill was roofing his house, a far gentler noise than one might expect […]
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Masked man enters Portland liquor store brandishing a rifle
PORTLAND — Portland police are on the lookout for a man they say brought a rifle into a Forest Avenue liquor store, announced that the weapon was loaded and then fled without making any demands. According to a news release issued Monday by Portland police Lt. James Sweatt, the incident occurred on Friday at about […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Rifle reported stolen from vehicle
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of a rifle from the back seat of a vehicle on Moose Hill Road. The .30-30 Winchester Model 94 was reported stolen at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The vehicle was parked in a driveway and unlocked. [email protected]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway man charged in assault on girlfriend
NORWAY — A local man has been arrested on felony charges after police said he hit and strangled his girlfriend. Wayne Scott Brown, 59, of Hayes Road was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and obstructing the reporting of a crime. […]